Black and African American Therapists in San Diego, CA
Shontell Turntine
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92101 (Online Only)
Therapy is a space to explore your thoughts and emotions, practice new skills, understand your purpose, and become the best version of yourself. We all have moments where we reach a problem and we ask ourselves "How do I get through this?" or "What should I do?" In my work, I place emphasis on resiliency, hope, and discovering solutions that work in your life. My clinical experience includes treatment of depression, anxiety and assisting with difficult life transitions. I am passionate about providing a safe, healing space for communities of color.
Therapy is a space to explore your thoughts and emotions, practice new skills, understand your purpose, and become the best version of yourself. We all have moments where we reach a problem and we ask ourselves "How do I get through this?" or "What should I do?" In my work, I place emphasis on resiliency, hope, and discovering solutions that work in your life. My clinical experience includes treatment of depression, anxiety and assisting with difficult life transitions. I am passionate about providing a safe, healing space for communities of color.
I work with a diverse clientele and specialize in providing culturally responsive and identity-affirming psychotherapy. The clients I work with often identify as first-gen students, artists, performers, educators, and professionals, as well as those who have experienced trauma in relationships or who have a history of family cycles of addiction and drug use. I use a relational-psychodynamic and liberatory approach to therapy; incorporating mindfulness techniques that support you to build awareness of what is happening between your mind and body.
I work with a diverse clientele and specialize in providing culturally responsive and identity-affirming psychotherapy. The clients I work with often identify as first-gen students, artists, performers, educators, and professionals, as well as those who have experienced trauma in relationships or who have a history of family cycles of addiction and drug use. I use a relational-psychodynamic and liberatory approach to therapy; incorporating mindfulness techniques that support you to build awareness of what is happening between your mind and body.
Danielle McGonigle
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, LPCC, NCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92163 (Online Only)
We are perfectly imperfect beings wholly deserving of authentic and meaningful lives. For many of us, we strive to feel heard, be seen, and accepted for who we are. Being disconnected from our truth can lead to feelings of loneliness, hopelessness, and helplessness. Through the many seasons of our lives, we are met with unforeseen challenges that impact our ability to navigate life easefully. Reaching out for help is not a sign of weakness, but rather a sign of immense strength. When we feel lost or unsure of what to do next, inviting an empathic other on our journey can be a life changing experience.
We are perfectly imperfect beings wholly deserving of authentic and meaningful lives. For many of us, we strive to feel heard, be seen, and accepted for who we are. Being disconnected from our truth can lead to feelings of loneliness, hopelessness, and helplessness. Through the many seasons of our lives, we are met with unforeseen challenges that impact our ability to navigate life easefully. Reaching out for help is not a sign of weakness, but rather a sign of immense strength. When we feel lost or unsure of what to do next, inviting an empathic other on our journey can be a life changing experience.
Denise Dugan
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92130 (Online Only)
Hello my name is Denise TheWhysCounselor, I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). Struggling with relationship issues, anxiety, or depression? Experience the transformative power of therapy in a safe and supportive environment. My clients tell me I'm easy to talk to, and they feel comfortable sharing their deepest concerns. I provide a compassionate, non-judgmental space where you'll truly feel seen and understood.
Hello my name is Denise TheWhysCounselor, I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). Struggling with relationship issues, anxiety, or depression? Experience the transformative power of therapy in a safe and supportive environment. My clients tell me I'm easy to talk to, and they feel comfortable sharing their deepest concerns. I provide a compassionate, non-judgmental space where you'll truly feel seen and understood.
Aisha Pope
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92182 (Online Only)
The decision to talk to someone about things you may be struggling with is a brave one. Whether you're struggling with a recent stressor or a chronic one, whether it's an internal conflict, a relationship conflict, parenting, work, you're having difficulty setting or reaching goals, or something else entirely, finding the right person to talk to makes all the difference. I specialize in helping people make radical and sustainable changes in their personal lives, relationships, parenting, work, and other areas. I take a non-judgmental solution focused approach to helping you set goals and reach them.
The decision to talk to someone about things you may be struggling with is a brave one. Whether you're struggling with a recent stressor or a chronic one, whether it's an internal conflict, a relationship conflict, parenting, work, you're having difficulty setting or reaching goals, or something else entirely, finding the right person to talk to makes all the difference. I specialize in helping people make radical and sustainable changes in their personal lives, relationships, parenting, work, and other areas. I take a non-judgmental solution focused approach to helping you set goals and reach them.
Tim Rogers
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92182 (Online Only)
Our first understanding of ourselves comes from the first people we know. From there, the other relationships we participate in tend to reflect those aspects of ourselves previously learned. I specialize in successfully treating the presenting symptoms of childhood trauma. Including and often self-limiting: substance abuse, social and intrapersonal anxieties, clinical, situational and abandonment depression, and the often self-sabotaging and socially unacceptable yet still ubiquitous unresolved rage.
Our first understanding of ourselves comes from the first people we know. From there, the other relationships we participate in tend to reflect those aspects of ourselves previously learned. I specialize in successfully treating the presenting symptoms of childhood trauma. Including and often self-limiting: substance abuse, social and intrapersonal anxieties, clinical, situational and abandonment depression, and the often self-sabotaging and socially unacceptable yet still ubiquitous unresolved rage.
Janelle Watson
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, PMH-C
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92104 (Online Only)
How are you doing? How are the people in your life doing? Sometimes, we wish that the answer to the second question didn't have an effect on the first, but it does. I believe that relationships are a key component to our ability to thrive- whether it's romantic, platonic, or the relationship you have with yourself. You'd be surprised how often the biggest stressors in our lives are associated with the relationships we have with our partners, our families, or within ourselves.
How are you doing? How are the people in your life doing? Sometimes, we wish that the answer to the second question didn't have an effect on the first, but it does. I believe that relationships are a key component to our ability to thrive- whether it's romantic, platonic, or the relationship you have with yourself. You'd be surprised how often the biggest stressors in our lives are associated with the relationships we have with our partners, our families, or within ourselves.
Michelle Cauley At Cauley Associates
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, BCD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92145 (Online Only)
Taking that first step to contact a therapist can feel overwhelmingly anxiety-inducing. If you are grappling with stress, burnout, or mental exhaustion, you may feel as if you’ve hit a dead end or you can’t see beyond your current struggles. You know that saying, "you can’t see the forest for the trees"? This is the case when you live in your own thoughts. It becomes hard to gain perspective. Discovering, learning and applying practical tools to help you manage your stress and make positive changes in your life is possible.
Taking that first step to contact a therapist can feel overwhelmingly anxiety-inducing. If you are grappling with stress, burnout, or mental exhaustion, you may feel as if you’ve hit a dead end or you can’t see beyond your current struggles. You know that saying, "you can’t see the forest for the trees"? This is the case when you live in your own thoughts. It becomes hard to gain perspective. Discovering, learning and applying practical tools to help you manage your stress and make positive changes in your life is possible.
Charlene Terry
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CCTP
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92101 (Online Only)
Feeling like you must always be the strong one is exhausting! You're sick and tired of being the "go-to" person who has no one to "go-to." When burdened with solving everyone's problems, it's tough to accept that you, too, need support. You associate rest with being weak and unproductive, forcing you to soldier on despite the toll. Anxiety and a nagging internal voice is running the show. You want peace, but chronic stress is disrupting your nervous system. Years spent operating in survival mode has your body sounding an alarm and even though you recognize the need for boundaries, setting them leads to feeling alone and dejected.
Feeling like you must always be the strong one is exhausting! You're sick and tired of being the "go-to" person who has no one to "go-to." When burdened with solving everyone's problems, it's tough to accept that you, too, need support. You associate rest with being weak and unproductive, forcing you to soldier on despite the toll. Anxiety and a nagging internal voice is running the show. You want peace, but chronic stress is disrupting your nervous system. Years spent operating in survival mode has your body sounding an alarm and even though you recognize the need for boundaries, setting them leads to feeling alone and dejected.
Cassandra Wells
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, LMFT
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92101 (Online Only)
Whether you are struggling with anxious, negative thoughts, feeling sad and depressed, or experiencing a major life event or change to needing support with relational issues, we can work together to establish a treatment plan that will be most effective for you. The ultimate goal is trying to relieve symptoms and provide coping skills or interventions that can help you build that trust, confidence, and or happiness that will support you in feeling successful in life. Life can be a journey but does not always have to feel like a struggle.
Whether you are struggling with anxious, negative thoughts, feeling sad and depressed, or experiencing a major life event or change to needing support with relational issues, we can work together to establish a treatment plan that will be most effective for you. The ultimate goal is trying to relieve symptoms and provide coping skills or interventions that can help you build that trust, confidence, and or happiness that will support you in feeling successful in life. Life can be a journey but does not always have to feel like a struggle.
Coreetha Entzminger
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92101 (Online Only)
Hello and welcome! I know that it can be difficult to take that first step and reach out for therapy. Are you a person who is struggling through life? A younger or older adult who is facing a number of challenges and don't know how to go about tackling them? I understand how tough life can be, with its hills and valleys. We all deserve to have a space where we feel heard and listened to. We deserve to become the best version of ourselves in this one life we are given to live.
Hello and welcome! I know that it can be difficult to take that first step and reach out for therapy. Are you a person who is struggling through life? A younger or older adult who is facing a number of challenges and don't know how to go about tackling them? I understand how tough life can be, with its hills and valleys. We all deserve to have a space where we feel heard and listened to. We deserve to become the best version of ourselves in this one life we are given to live.
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Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92101 (Online Only)
Life is full of complexities, "messiness," as well as beauty, in relationships with others and especially with ourselves. As a culturally conscious therapist, I strive to create safe spaces for people to learn and figure out who they are, what they want and explore who they could be. All of this is addressed, without judgment, regardless of faith, gender, weight, culture, or race. I am deeply committed to helping individuals, couples, families, systems and institutions. Together, we move toward an understanding of what drives us to do the things we do, who we are, and ways to live to our fullest potential, with self, and others
Life is full of complexities, "messiness," as well as beauty, in relationships with others and especially with ourselves. As a culturally conscious therapist, I strive to create safe spaces for people to learn and figure out who they are, what they want and explore who they could be. All of this is addressed, without judgment, regardless of faith, gender, weight, culture, or race. I am deeply committed to helping individuals, couples, families, systems and institutions. Together, we move toward an understanding of what drives us to do the things we do, who we are, and ways to live to our fullest potential, with self, and others
Brian McCloud
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, MEd, APCC
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92103 (Online Only)
Hello, my name is Brian. My roots trace back to southeastern Turtle Island, West Africa, and Europe. Thank you for considering me as a partner in your healing process. With lived experience in liminal spaces, I often work with people in transition related to their relationships, identities, careers, or values. My practice is grounded in the therapeutic relationship, recognizing and nurturing your inner capacity for healing and well-being. My approach is strength-based, rooted in trauma theory, and acknowledges the interrelatedness of all aspects of self, family systems, and cultural influences
Hello, my name is Brian. My roots trace back to southeastern Turtle Island, West Africa, and Europe. Thank you for considering me as a partner in your healing process. With lived experience in liminal spaces, I often work with people in transition related to their relationships, identities, careers, or values. My practice is grounded in the therapeutic relationship, recognizing and nurturing your inner capacity for healing and well-being. My approach is strength-based, rooted in trauma theory, and acknowledges the interrelatedness of all aspects of self, family systems, and cultural influences
Safi Lynch Wilson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92101 (Online Only)
Do you find yourself struggling with depression, anxiety, or constantly feeling “stuck”? Are you tired of feeling sad, lonely, and not having people who truly understand your struggles? Did you grow up in a community that stigmatized mental health and discouraged seeking support outside of your home or religion? Are you worried that someone might judge or consider you “weak” if you ask for help? Let me reassure you that there is absolutely nothing wrong with you, and you are not weak. There is no shame in seeking support. There is no shame in wanting a better life for yourself. There is certainly no shame in seeking happiness.
Do you find yourself struggling with depression, anxiety, or constantly feeling “stuck”? Are you tired of feeling sad, lonely, and not having people who truly understand your struggles? Did you grow up in a community that stigmatized mental health and discouraged seeking support outside of your home or religion? Are you worried that someone might judge or consider you “weak” if you ask for help? Let me reassure you that there is absolutely nothing wrong with you, and you are not weak. There is no shame in seeking support. There is no shame in wanting a better life for yourself. There is certainly no shame in seeking happiness.
Andre Jackson
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92103
My ideal client is someone who is willing to help me, help them, someone that is curious to know, and courageous to step into, considering change(or not), honesty, and joy. Potential clients could come to me because of a life transition(early and elder adulthood), is experiencing depression or anxiety, experiencing challenges in their inter personal and intra personal relationship; which inc individuals and those in traditional and non traditional models couples, a parent or caregiver. My goal for all my clients is be help guide them to becoming better versions of themselves; their true selves.
My ideal client is someone who is willing to help me, help them, someone that is curious to know, and courageous to step into, considering change(or not), honesty, and joy. Potential clients could come to me because of a life transition(early and elder adulthood), is experiencing depression or anxiety, experiencing challenges in their inter personal and intra personal relationship; which inc individuals and those in traditional and non traditional models couples, a parent or caregiver. My goal for all my clients is be help guide them to becoming better versions of themselves; their true selves.
Hello my name is Dr. Nekolas “Neko” Milton, I am a Registered Psychological Associate. I have experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. I operate from a client-centered, humanistic approach, focusing on aspects of existentialism, mindfulness, family-systems, multiculturalism, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, while keeping careful consideration of cultural concerns and practices. I have experience working with anxiety, depression, trauma-related diagnoses, and incorporate evidenced-based practices to address maladaptive patterns and behaviors.
Hello my name is Dr. Nekolas “Neko” Milton, I am a Registered Psychological Associate. I have experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. I operate from a client-centered, humanistic approach, focusing on aspects of existentialism, mindfulness, family-systems, multiculturalism, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, while keeping careful consideration of cultural concerns and practices. I have experience working with anxiety, depression, trauma-related diagnoses, and incorporate evidenced-based practices to address maladaptive patterns and behaviors.
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When we look at the discrimination and racism occurring today, it is hard to imagine the psychological and emotional toll experienced by individuals who are a part of these minority groups. Intentional Simplicity LLC creates positive change to provide BIPOC, neurodiverse, and LGBTQIA individuals a sustainable approach to their psychological stressors. From 1 on 1 virtual therapy sessions, workplace/employee wellness programs, and a great list of FREE resources, Intentional Simplicity is ready to help you take the first step into cultivating a sustainable, creative, and fulfilling approach to healing.
Venise Loraine Russ
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92101 (Online Only)
As a mental health professional for over 20 years, I have always been passionate about changing lives. My clinical background includes forensic mental health and medical social work. It is remarkable to see the gradual progress in clients and the transformative power of therapy at work. The most rewarding part of counseling is the therapeutic relationship with the client and how that foundation is used as a catalyst for change. I love to see the light and joy come back in my client's lives!
As a mental health professional for over 20 years, I have always been passionate about changing lives. My clinical background includes forensic mental health and medical social work. It is remarkable to see the gradual progress in clients and the transformative power of therapy at work. The most rewarding part of counseling is the therapeutic relationship with the client and how that foundation is used as a catalyst for change. I love to see the light and joy come back in my client's lives!
LaToya Walker
Counselor, LCPC, LPC, LMHC, LCMHC, LPCC
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92182 (Online Only)
I am a Licensed Clinician (LCPC, LPCC, LPC, LCMHC, LMHC) in various states (AZ, CA, FL, GA, KS, LA, MO, NJ, SC, TX, VT). I have over 15 years behavioral health experience including working with brain injury community and private practice setting. I have worked with individuals and families who have an array of concerns, such as depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, cultural challenges, and life transitions.
I am a Licensed Clinician (LCPC, LPCC, LPC, LCMHC, LMHC) in various states (AZ, CA, FL, GA, KS, LA, MO, NJ, SC, TX, VT). I have over 15 years behavioral health experience including working with brain injury community and private practice setting. I have worked with individuals and families who have an array of concerns, such as depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, cultural challenges, and life transitions.
Jasmin Boyd
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92101 (Online Only)
I'm proud of you for being here. Are you grappling with anxiety, depression, or relationship hurdles that are impacting important aspects of your life such as your career, daily responsibilities, or personal connections? Do you find yourself feeling down, overwhelmed, trapped in a cycle of overwork, neglecting your well-being, or losing hope due to the pressures of life? Many adults are experiencing these same struggles, feeling lost in a sea of depression, stress, and anxiety, unable to find a sense of balance in their lives.But don't lose hope.
I'm proud of you for being here. Are you grappling with anxiety, depression, or relationship hurdles that are impacting important aspects of your life such as your career, daily responsibilities, or personal connections? Do you find yourself feeling down, overwhelmed, trapped in a cycle of overwork, neglecting your well-being, or losing hope due to the pressures of life? Many adults are experiencing these same struggles, feeling lost in a sea of depression, stress, and anxiety, unable to find a sense of balance in their lives.But don't lose hope.
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